Ake sibheke ukuthi ngubani uJoshuwa eBhayibhelini
UJoshua wasebhayibhelini waqala impilo yakhe eGibhithe eyisigqila, ngaphansi kwabafundisi abanonya baseGibhithe, kepha wasuka waba yinhloko yakwa-Israyeli ngokulalela uNkulunkulu ngokwethembeka.
UMose wanika uHoseya indodana kaNuni igama lakhe elisha: uJoshua (Yeshua ngesiHeberu), okusho ukuthi "iNkosi iyinsindiso". Lokhu kukhethwa kwamagama kwakuyinkomba yokuqala yokuthi uJoshua waye "uhlobo", noma isithombe, sikaJesu Kristu, uMesiya.
Ngenkathi uMose ethumela izinhloli eziyi-12 ukuba ziyehlola izwe laseKhanani, uJoshua noKalebi kuphela, indodana kaJefune, ababekholwa ukuthi ama-Israyeli angawunqoba umhlaba ngosizo lukaNkulunkulu. Ethukuthele, uNkulunkulu wathumela amaJuda ukuba azulazule ehlane iminyaka engu-40 kuze kube ngokufa kwalesosizukulwane esingathembeki. Kulezo zinhloli, kwasinda uJoshua noKalebi kuphela.
Ngaphambi kokuba amaJuda angene eKhanani, uMose washona kwathi uJoshua waba esikhundleni sakhe. Izinhloli zathunyelwa eJeriko. URahabi, isifebe, wabalungisa wabe esebasiza ukubaleka. Bafunga ukuthi bazovikela uRahabi nomndeni wakhe ngenkathi ibutho labo lihlasela. Ukungena ezweni, amaJuda kwadingeka awele uMfula iJordani owawugcwele amanzi. Lapho abapristi namaLevi behambisa uMphongolo wesivumelwano emfuleni, amanzi ayeka ukugeleza. Lesi simangaliso sibonisa lokho uNkulunkulu ayekufezile oLwandle Olubomvu.
UJoshuwa walandela imiyalo kaNkulunkulu eyinqayizivele ngempi yaseJeriko. Kwaphela izinsuku eziyisithupha amabutho ezungeza idolobha. Ngosuku lwesikhombisa bamasha kasikhombisa, bamemeza futhi izindonga zawa phansi. Ama-Israyeli angena ngaphakathi, abulala yonke into ephilayo ngaphandle kukaRahabi nomndeni wakhe.
Njengobe Joshuwa abemlalele, Nkulunkulu wenta lesinye simangaliso empini yaseGibeyoni. Wenza ilanga lime esibhakabhakeni usuku lonke ukuze ama-Israyeli aqothule izitha zawo ngokuphelele.
Ngaphansi kokuqondisa kwaphezulu kukaJoshuwa, ama-Israyeli anqoba izwe laseKhanani. UJoshuwa wabela ingxenye ngayinye yezizwe eziyi-12. UJoshua wafa eneminyaka eyi-110 futhi wangcwatshwa eTimnath Serah esifundeni sezintaba sakwa-Efrayimi.
Ukuqondwa kukaJoshua eBhayibhelini
Eminyakeni engu-40 abantu abangamaJuda bazulazula ngayo enkangala, uJoshuwa wakhonza njengomsizi kaMose othembekile. Kwezinhloli eziyi-12 ezathunyelwa ukuyohlola izwe laseKhanani, uJoshua noKalebi kuphela ababethembela uNkulunkulu, futhi yilaba bobabili kuphela abasinda ovivinyweni lwasehlane lokungena eZweni Lesithembiso. Ngokuphikisana nobunzima obukhulu, uJoshua wahola amabutho akwa-Israyeli ekunqobeni kwawo iZwe Lesithembiso. Wabela umhlaba ezizweni futhi wawubusa isikhashana. Ngokungangabazeki, impumelelo enkulu kaJoshua empilweni kwaba ukwethembeka kwakhe okungagungqi nokholo kuye.
Ezinye izazi zeBhayibheli zibona uJoshuwa njengophawu lweTestamente Elidala, noma ukumiswa kwakhe, kukaJesu Kristu, uMesiya othenjisiwe. Lokho uMose (owayemelele umthetho) akakwazanga ukukwenza, uJoshua (Yeshua) wakuthola lapho ehola ngempumelelo abantu bakaNkulunkulu ehlane ukuyonqoba izitha zabo futhi bangene eZweni Lesithembiso. Impumelelo yakhe ikhombisa umsebenzi ofezelwe uJesu Kristu esiphambanweni: ukunqotshwa kwesitha sikaNkulunkulu, uSathane, ukukhululwa kwawo wonke amakholwa ekudingisweni esonweni nasekuvuleni kwendlela 'eZweni Lesithembiso' laphakade.
Amandla kaJoshua
Ngenkathi esebenza uMose, uJoshua naye wayengumfundi olalelayo, efunda lukhulu kumholi omkhulu. UJoshua wakhombisa isibindi esikhulu, naphezu komthwalo wemfanelo omkhulu awabelwa. Wayeyinduna yamasosha ekhaliphile. UJoshua wachuma ngoba wayethembela uNkulunkulu kuzo zonke izici zempilo yakhe.
Ubuthakathaka bukaJoshua
Ngaphambi kwempi, uJoshua wayehlala ebuzwa kuNkulunkulu. Ngeshwa, akazange akwenze lokho lapho abantu baseGibheyoni benza isivumelwano sokukhohlisa no-Israyeli. UNkulunkulu wenqabela u-Israyeli ukuthi enze izivumelwano nabantu baseKhanani. Ukube uJoshua wafuna isiqondiso sikaNkulunkulu kuqala, wayengeke enze lelo phutha.
Izifundo zokuphila
Ukulalela, ukukholwa nokuthembela kuZimu kwenza uJoshua waba ngomunye wabaholi abanamandla bakwa-Israyeli. Usinikeze isibonelo esinesibindi okufanele sisilandele. Njengathi, uJoshua wayevame ukuvinjezelwa ngamanye amazwi, kepha wakhetha ukulandela uNkulunkulu futhi wakwenza ngokwethembeka. UJoshuwa wayithatha ngokungathi sína imiyalo Eyishumi futhi wayala abantu bakwa-Israyeli ukuthi nabo baziphilele.
Yize uJoshua ayengaphelele, wakhombisa ukuthi impilo yokulalela uNkulunkulu iletha umvuzo omkhulu. Isono ngaso sonke isikhathi sinemiphumela. Uma siphila ngokweZwi likaNkulunkulu, njengoJoshua, sizothola izibusiso zikaNkulunkulu.
Idolobha lasekhaya
UJoshua wazalelwa eGibhithe, cishe endaweni ebizwa ngokuthi iGoshen, enyakatho-ntshonalanga yeNayile delta. Wazalwa eyisigqila, njengabangane bakhe abangamaJuda.
Izikhombo kuJoshuwa ezisebhayibhelini
U-Eksodusi 17, 24, 32, 33; Izinombolo, Dutoronomi, Joshuwa, Abahluleli 1: 1–2: 23; 1 Samuweli 6: 14-18; 1 IziKronike 7:27; UNehemiya 8:17; Izenzo 7:45; Heberu 4: 7-9.
Umsebenzi
Isigqila saseGibhithe, umsizi wakhe siqu kuMose, umphathi wamabutho, inhloko yakwa-Israyeli.
Isihlahla sohlu lozalo
Ubaba - uNun
Isilo - u-Efrayimi
Amavesi abalulekile
Joshuwa 1: 7
Yiba namandla, ube nesibindi. Qikelela ukuthi ulalele wonke umthetho iNceku yami uMose ekuyalile; ungaphendukeli kwesokunxele noma kwesokudla kuwo, ukuze uphumelele nomaphi lapho uya khona. " (NIV)
Joshuwa 4:14
Ngalolo suku uJehova wamphakamisa uJoshuwa emehlweni abo bonke abakwa-Israyeli; bamdumisa zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kwakhe, njengoba nje babemdumile uMose. (NIV)
Joshuwa 10: 13-14
Ilanga lima phakathi kwesibhakabhaka futhi libambezela ukushona kwelanga cishe usuku lonke. Akukaze kube khona usuku olunjalo ngaphambili noma ngemuva, usuku lapho iNkosi ilalela indoda. Impela uJehova wayelwela u-Israyeli! (NIV)
Joshuwa 24: 23-24
"Manje," kusho uJoshua, "lahla onkulunkulu bezizwe abaphakathi kwakho unikeze inhliziyo yakho kuJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli." Abantu bathi kuJoshuwa, "Sizakhonza iNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu, simlalele." (NIV)